Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies Archives

Urvashi Vaid, Northeastern alum, remembered as legendary LGBTQ activist

Alumni and colleagues reflect on how the law school grad led the way in the LGBTQ rights movement with her innovative focus on intersectionality and relentless passion for progressive politics.

by Cody Mello-Klein May 18, 2022

#BreaktheBias is the theme for the 2022 International Women's Day. Men and women around the world are encouraged to cross their arms at the wrists in a show of solidarity for gender equality. Here, a member of the Northeastern community demonstrates how it is done. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

Strike a pose for International Women’s Day and #BreaktheBias

Northeastern’s Boston campus welcomes famed #MeToo attorney Debra Katz as part of a series of events marking the global day for gender equity. Students will also hear from an entrepreneur who founded an e-commerce platform for French-speaking West Africa.

by Peter Ramjug March 4, 2022

Northeastern professor Regine Jean-Charles had two goals in mind with her new book on Martin Luther King -- to encourage people to think beyond the

The links between Martin Luther King, Black Lives Matter, and #MeToo

A new book by Régine Jean-Charles, a Black feminist literary scholar and Africana studies professor at Northeastern, was born out of a desire to reimagine how people remember, memorialize, and learn from Martin Luther King’s teachings.

by Peter Ramjug October 29, 2021

Victor Madrigal-Borloz the first United Nations independent expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, spoke at Dockser Hall on the Boston campus. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

The old, the new, and the ‘spaghettification’ of the LGBTQA+ community

In a conversation at Northeastern’s School of Law, Victor Madrigal-Borloz shared his experience as the United Nation’s first independent expert on sexuality and gender identity.

by Kaitlyn Budion January 13, 2020

The biggest hashtag of 2020 might not be a hashtag at all

In 2018, it was #MeToo, #BlackLivesMatter, and #NoBanNoWall. In 2019, it was the #ClimateStrike. In 2020, Twitter hashtags might not cut it, says Northeastern assistant professor Moya Bailey. “There’s more of a cultural shift that I think young people understand needs to happen, and that’s not something that’s easily conveyed in a hashtag or on a social platform,” she says.

by Molly Callahan December 23, 2019

“I think there’s an illusion of more inclusiveness,” said assistant professor Moya Bailey, “but there’s still a lot to be done in terms of acceptance.” Photo via iStock.

Cutting through the ‘illusion of more inclusiveness’ with LGBTQ representation in the media

With the return of Orange is the New Black today, as well as the Boston Pride Parade on Saturday, we checked in with assistant professor Moya Bailey—whose research includes women’s, gender, and sexuality studies—on the state of LGBTQ representation in the media. Her take? “I would say we’re not there yet, but we’re getting closer. It’s a process.”

by Molly Callahan June 8, 2017

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